Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has issued a subpoena for “all documents relating to Toyota motor vehicle safety and Toyota’s handling of alleged motor vehicle defects and related litigation” in the possession of Dimitrios Biller, who served as the National Managing Counsel for Toyota’s American operation from 2003-2007.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 27, 2023

Davidson, are the subjects of Black Inventors in the Age of Segregation by Rayvon Fouché (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003). Why we need to remember history’s hidden figures Woods and two other overlooked Black inventors, Lewis H. Latimer and Shelby J. In another patent case, Woods went up against none other than Edison himself.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2023

In the 1990s, he became known for his long-running legal battle against Universal Manufacturing Corp. In 2003 Joe Pedott donated his business records to the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History. Eventually, they filed for a U.S. patent for the new and improved device.

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Light San Francisco IDEA Plug-in 94

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Honda first recognized an issue related to the recording of a verbal date code in the legal file management system in 2011 and believed that it could have affected the accuracy of the EWR reports; however, apparently, there was no follow-up. The NHTSA made Honda aware of its under-reporting EWRs in early January 2012.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2013

legal light-duty vehicles from 1984 to present. Vehicles from model years 2003 to 2012 with a wide variety of powertrains were represented and included two hybrid sedans and a diesel sedan. It also offers consumer information and advice pertaining to vehicle fuel economy and energy-related issues such as driving tips.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPH 326

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

In Paris, the on-street parking supply has been reduced by more than 9% since 2003, and of the remaining stock, 95% is paid parking. Favoring alternatives to car travel means developing a restrictive parking policy that uses financial, legal, physical, and technological measures. —Europe’s Parking U-Turn.

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London Transportation 2003 Building 240

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Consumption of anhydrous ethanol has grown steadily since the 1990s, peaking in 2003. Brazil introduced its current generation of ethanol-powered cars in 2003, the same year in which anhydrous ethanol consumption peaked. Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR § 80.27

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 3, 2007

I think they're trying to control it, and they don't have a very cogent vision for what's needed," said Catherine Witherspoon, who has managed the agency since 2003. Now is the time for the governor's staff to get out of the way and let the professionals do the job." Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez will be holding hearings in the Assembly.

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Green San Jose San Francisco Pollution 100

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The high-voltage system is designed to cope with accidents beyond the legal requirements, with the high-voltage battery including features that ensure its safe reaction even in situations such as this. These methods have been in use successfully in BMW workshops since 2003.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. Power and Associates 2004 report ].

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